Summer 2015 - ENGL 104W C100
Introduction to Prose Genres (3)
Class Number: 2639
Delivery Method: Distance Education
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Distance Education
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Exam Times + Location:
Aug 12, 2015
Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Burnaby
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The literary study of a variety of prose genres, such as the essay, biography, autobiography, travel narrative, and journalistic writing. May include works which challenge the boundary between fiction and non-fiction. The course is intended to develop a critical awareness of literary techniques and contexts in the representation of experience. Includes attention to writing skills. Writing/Breadth-Humanities. Equivalent Courses: ENGL104 Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
The course will focus on the literary essay but will also include some other brief forms of prose. Readings will cover a wide variety of issues and topics organized through in-depth discussion of autobiographical, formal, and narrative modes. We will first follow the essayist voice as it comments on thought, ethics, art, itself, and the poetry and contingency of our private lives. Next, in terms of formal issues, we will work through such contemporary concerns as inequality, the role of technology and science, social fragmentation, stereotyping, gender, education, and some of the questions of culture. Last, in terms of narrative, we will assess the essayist's use of literary elements like point of view, metaphor, character, irony, allusion, masks, and mystery as means and ends. The focus is on the issues engaged by readings, strategies used to present them, and ways to evaluate and write about these strategies.
This is a writing intensive course. In the 6 major writing assignments & exercises, you will be encouraged to develop a voice and a position in relation to the texts you read. You will be asked to develop the basic library skills required for support of university-level papers.
Grading
- Online Tasks 10%
- Essay 1 10%
- Essay 2 15%
- Essay 3 15%
- Essay 4 25%
- Final Exam 25%
NOTES:
Delivery Method: Canvas
Starting on the first day of classes, students are able to log in.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students requiring accommodation as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities.
Students are responsible for following all exam policies and procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness) available here.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Additional Course Fee: $40
All Required Readings listed below are not provided by the Distance Education Office (CODE).
REQUIRED READING:
Norton Reader (Shorter Version ) (13th Ed.), Peterson et al.
ISBN: 9780393912197
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th Ed.), Gibaldi
ISBN: 9781603290241
Voicing the Essay, Reading and Writing for Depth (1st Ed.), Whatley
ISBN: 9780864913524
Department Undergraduate Notes:
(For On-Campus Courses Only)
- To receive credit for this course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.
Registrar Notes:
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